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BAHRAIN SPRING
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THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN
BAHRAIN… SOME PARTIES
ESCAPE THE SETTLEMENT
AND HINDER ITS PROGRESS

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11.5%

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INACTION

23%

July 2013

THE FORGOTTEN
REVOLUTION IN BAHRAIN
ABANDONED BUT
SURVIVED

VIOLATED

42.5%

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AL-KHALIFA’S FAMILY
HISTORY: FROM DAYLAM TO
BAHRAIN

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NO DETAILS

19.2%

N/A

3.8%

Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
IMPLEMENTATION TRACKER

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476 raids during April and
May 2013 BFHR say in a new
report (Reports)

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Information on the alleged “14

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14 Feb Coalition: The regime
assassinated martyr Hussain
Abdulla Abdulkarim

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coming revolutions (Article)

14 Feb Coalition Responds
to U.S. Ambassador: your
statements expose your

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progress (Article)

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survived (Article)

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Journalist Naziha Saeed’s
torturer acquitted (News)

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BICI implementation Tracker
(infographics)

Bahrain Spring: Breaking: MOI using the
same bunker to fabricate arms charges (News)

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Bahrain Spring: 39 arrested, including
women and children, raided 58 houses and
torture of 7 citizens (Reports)

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Bahrain Spring: 14 Feb Coalition Responds
to U.S. Ambassador: your statements expose
your support for the dictatorship (News)

from Daylam to Bahrain

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Qasim Alhashemi: The rotating Kingdom of
Bahrain (Article)

Al-Khalifa’s family history:
(Reports)

Adel Marzooq: The Revolution… the end what
counts, not the beginning (Article)

183 Bahrainis arrested during
the month of June 2013 (News)

Abbas BuSafwan: Sunni Loyalists- a
potential project for bleeding opposition (Article)

The National Dialogue in
Bahrain… some parties escape
the settlement and hinder its

The forgotten revolution
in Bahrain abandoned but

Bahrain Spring: 476 raids during April and
May 2013 BFHR say in a new report (Reports)

(News)

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Mustafa Qutbi: Gulf reserves of oil and the

(News)

support for the dictatorship

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Abdulhadi Khalaf: Double efforts to minimise
woman movement in Bahrain (Article)

February Cell” (Reports)

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Top posts on our website

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Bahrain Spring: Third mosque vandalised
within a month in Bahrain (News)

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July 2013

Reports

476 raids during April
and May 2013 BFHR
say in a new report
Bahrain Forum for Human
Rights launched a new report
documenting more than 476
raids during April and May 2013.
A member of the BFHR board
Dr. Falah Rabia reviewed the
reportIn a press conference on
Friday in Beirut. He said, «During
the moths of April and May of
this year there have been more
than 476 raids in different areas

in Bahrain. The majority of
the raid carried out is set to
search for “wanted youths”. The
police had no arrest or search
warrants”. He added, “in most
of those cases, the security
forces vandalised property
and theft” Dr. Rabia mentioned
that the number could be even
higher than 476 ■

Information on
the alleged “14 February Cell”
Is “February 14” an
organisation, group, coalition,
or stream? What is it exactly?
This was the question since
the calls for “day of rage” in
February 2011. The regime did
not dare to claim to reveal “14
February” for the duration of
the conflict more than two years
ago, has not recognized even in
official statements either, while
the name “Feb 14” has been in
the media and in many of the
research centers around the
world.
June 12, 2013, after intensive
security crackdown over 3
months, the Ministry of Interior
(MOI) announced that they have
detected the “February 14” cell.
The only thing that combines
the members of this so-called
“organisation”, is that they all

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were severely tortured while
detained and all confessions
were taken under ruthless
torture.

subjected to an assassination
attempt earlier, when he was
accompanied by Aqeel Abdul
Mohsen, who was shot in the
face with shotgun pellets from
idha
short rang. Ridha managed to
Alghasrah:
escape with mild injury. Alwefaq
Arrested in an
opposition block wrote the
ambush by
International Red Cross to save
intelligence
his life, as fear for his life was
services on
alarming.
the morning
of Friday,
isham
May 24, 2013,
Alsabagh:
was severely tortured from
A leading
the moment of his arrest, his
activist and a
frightening screams was heard
leader in the
throughout the village Bani
Islamic Action
Jamra. A report suggests that
Society “Amal”
security service car ran him over.
was arrested
His pictures was widely spread
at the hands of
which shows him lying on the
civilians at dawn of Friday, 26
ground, his voice the moment of
April 2013. He did not meet him
arrest was also widely spread
his family till 12 days after his
on web sites. Alghasra was
arrest. The General Directorate

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of Criminal Investigations had
summoned Hisham on Tuesday
(23 April 2013), on charges
of inciting hatred against the
regime and its contempt along
with spreading false news by
making statements to satellite
TV, but he was released after
three hours. Mr. Alsabagh was
called more than four times to
for questioning in the past two
years. Now the regime charged
him with “the responsibility
of coordination between the
groups and the leaders of the
organization, recruiting and
financial support” after being
tortured for days.

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aji
Fateel: A
member of the
Bahrain Youth
Society for
Human Rights,
was arrested
at dawn
Thursday, 2
May 2013 at the hands of masked
men. Few days later he told his
colleagues in prison that he saw
death during the questioning,
reference to the brutal and
severe such as electrocution
and suspension from the ceiling.
The Ministry of Interior MOI
threatened to publish pictures
of his wife on the Internet if he
doesn’t confess. Three days after
his arrest he was transferred to
Dry Dock and tortured yet again.
Front Line Defenders issued
a statement condemning the
arrest and torture. Mr. Fateel was
arrested several times, one when
he was peacefully protesting
accompanied by Nabeel
Rajab. He has been charged
with “coordination between
the groups and leaders of the
organization.”

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ussain Ramadan: Was
arrested at dawn on
Tuesday 23 April 2013 by armed
civilian who took him to an
unknown destination. He called
his wife the second evening
of his arrest, his voice was
dimmed reflects the severity of
the torture he suffered. Hussein
was arrested in the “National
Safety” (marshal law) period
when he was on his way to travel
with his wife and daughter and
was sentenced to three years’
imprisonment commuted to one
year. Mr. Ramadan been charged
with “responsibility field and
material support.”

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ihad Mohammed Ali: Was
arrested at dawn from
his house in A’aali, subjected to
severe torture from the moment
of his arrest. His family didn’t
hear from him, so activists
started a campaign appealing to
the MOI to reveal his fate. Mr. Ali
was charged with “the task of the
media.”

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aisal Mansoor Eid: Arrested
in an ambush by the
intelligence services from one
of the houses in the village of
Sitra, Wadyan, by masked and
armed civilians. He has been
in the hiding from security for
more than two years. The police
and security services raided the
house of his father more than
50 times looking for him. Mr. Eid
was charged with “responsibility
of receiving weapons and
stored them in
Bahrain.”

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aihana
Almosawi:
Arrested
during a sit-in
with Nafeesa
Alasfoor on

20 April 2013 in front of Grad
Prix circuit during the race
in Bahrain. She faced severe
torture too. The British Foreign
Office urged Bahrain to ensure
remember their obligations
on international laws about
Raihana. Human Rights Watch
and Bahrain center for Human
Rights also issued statements
condemning the arrest. Ms.
Almosawi was charged with
being “among the members of
the organization involved in the
issue of planning to detonate
a homemade bomb during a
Formula 1 race.”

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afeesa
Alasfoor:
Arrested during
sit-in near
the Bahrain
International
Circuit “Formula
1” and subjected
to severe
torture. Bravo, human rights
organisation, issued a statement
about the arrest. The prison
administration refused to offer
treatment for Ms. Alasfoor, her
family could not meet her until a
month after her arrest.

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bbas Alekri: Was arrested
from his apartment
in Aldaih on 3 May 2013 by
members of the security and
intelligence services by breaking
the door of the apartment. He
was allowed to communicate
with his family three days
after his arrest, which was real
concern for his safety. Abbas was
also brutally tortured. Mr. Alekri
was charged with “responsibility
for the field organisation.”

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bbas Ibrahim Alasfoor:
Was arrested on 20 April
2013 from Sitra, Sfalah, his

Reports

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Bahrain Economic Vision logo.
He was working in Oman in
March 2011 where he founded his
company. He was arrested by the
Anti-terrorism police in Oman
after a request by the Bahraini
authorities. His house was
searched and he was handed
over to the authorities in Bahrain.
Reports

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family was not allowed to meet
him during the first few days of
his detention, which confirmed
the news that he was subjected
to torture. He reported that he
was severely beaten during
contact with his family.

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ulieman Habib Ali: Was
arrested on 16 April 2013
in Hamad Town he was directly
accused of a car bombing near
the Bahrain Financial Harbor,
attempted murder and the killing
of a policeman Ahmed Aldufairi.
Suleiman faced cruel torture. He
was then transferred to the CID
for further torture.

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ayed Saeed Ali Alalawi:
33 years Assistant in the
Psychiatric Hospital was arrested
on 27 December 2012 and taken
for criminal investigations and
severely tortured.

ayed Faisal Jamil: A
policeman who had a clear
li Yousif Al
position after the massacre
Samahiji:
of Bloody Thursday when he
28
years
refused to shoot at protesters. He
lawyer, was
was arrested in Oman after the
arrested while
signing of the security agreement
he was at his
between the Gulf countries where
father’s house
he was seeking treatment for his
on 20 January
illness (Heart disease), Mr. Jamil
2013. His house
had arranged for a treatment in
was searched and ransacked in
Ireland but he could not make
the village of Samaheej. He was
out of Oman as he arrested in
severly tortured and prevented
January 2013.
from drinking water, which
aitham Mohammed
threated his life as he has only
Alhaddad: 35 years
one kidney ■
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14 Feb Coalition: The regime assassinated
martyr Hussain Abdulla Abdulkarim

The 14 youth coalition issued a
statement today confiriming that
the regime have assassinated
the 35 years old Hussain Abdulla
Abdulkarim in his workshop in
the village of Saar. The statement

came after «wide investigations
and testimonies from close
sources to the incident that took
place in the town of Saar noon
on Tuesday». It added «after a
study of the various relevant

The statement described the
incident as terrorism act and
assassination, which was carried
out by the Ministry of Interior
intelligence services of Alkhalifa
family. 14 Feb Coalition says
this came «as part of a series of
criminal and assassination plots
against the field leadership and
revolutionary youth» ■

14 Feb Coalition Responds to U.S.
Ambassador: your statements expose your
support for the dictatorship
14 February Youth Coalition
refused the remarks by U.S.
Ambassador’s Krajeski, which
condemned what he described
as «bombing» in Bani Jamra.
The Coalition considered the
statements is a support for the
dictatorship.
The coalition said in a
statement «the free people
of Bahrain do not expect a
supportive attitude to revolution
by American politicians, as long
as they follow the policy of double
standards towards the free
contrast we do not hear any
peoples.»
condemnations to the crimes
They noted that they are not
committed by the Alkhalifas and
surprised by the condemnation
the Saudi occupiers»
of the U.S. ambassador in
The Coalition said in
Manama to the alleged «acts
a statement to the U.S.
of violence» adding «while in
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ambassador, «These statements
expose your role as conspirator
and accomplice against the
revolution in Bahrain, and
your support for dictators
and authoritarian dictatorial
regimes» ■

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aspects and merits of the
incident, the 14 February Youth
Coalition announces that field
leader Hussein Abdullah Abdul
Karim (35 years) joins Bahrain’s
Revolution martyrs».

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The National Dialogue in Bahrain…
some parties escape the settlement and
hinder its progress

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bdulhadi Khalaf

Article

is Bahraini Researcher and
Associate Profesor at the department of
Sociology, Lund University (Sweden). Can
be followed on Twitter @Abdulhadikhalaf

More than four months passed since the beginning of the National
Dialogue sessions, however both main parties were unable to
reach an agreement regarding the topics they need to discuss
in such sessions. Thus, session No.22 dated the 12th of June was
determined to follow up the discussion around «the constants,
principles and values» that shall govern the dialogue. No body
expects this session or the following one to lead to effective findings,
this is explained by the declaration of one of the participants stating
«One of the great achievements made by the national dialogue
sessions up until now is its continuity».

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O other choices:

Both parties participating
in dialogue don’t have any
other serious choices. Two years
and so after the declaration of
the emergency status and the
entry of the Saudi forces into
Bahrain, both parties find that
the least costing choices is to
restore things to its previous
position before the Louloua (14
Feb) uprising in the middle of
February 2011. till that date,
situations were suitable for
both parties due to a political
settlement, the most prominent
aspect of which is organized and
regular parliamentary elections
that provided an international
reputation and a stability that
attracts foreign investments. On
the other side, it also provided

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an unprecedented fringe for
the political movement through
which the Islamic Wefaq
Association, the largest opposing
party, was able to extend its
political and social role m and
expand its communication
channels with its supporters.
Such matters allowed it to
win all the divisions in which
it submitted its candidates in
the elections of October 2010.
Before the 14th of February 2011,
the situation was the best for
the authority and the official
opposition parties, but it was not
fully bad, and its improvement
prospects was not lacking.

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bsent Actors:

The most important
hindrances that delays
the political settlement is

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represented in the political
actors who dropped such
settlement within the distress of
Louloua (14 Feb) uprising. Such
uprising started by initiatives
from «underground» networks
and organizations, including
«Alwafaa» movement, «Haq
Movement», «14th February
youth movement». Such marginal
networks and organizations
were able to keep the momentum
of the popular movement
in facing the violence of the
security forces, although two
martyrs were killed and tens
were injured in the first two
days of the uprising. Nobody
expected such occurrences,
but the public supporting the
official opposition associations
and most of its leaders did not
set aside, but were involved in a
political movement the details of
which were drafted by a public
mood, the public which tried to
learn from both the Tunisian
and Egyptian uprisings, after
declaring the emergency state,
and the entry of Saudi forces,
all opposition political forces
faced suppression. The security
bodies focused remarkably on
arresting and putting to trial the
activists of «the 14t of February
youth» movement», and the
leaders of «haq» and «wafaa»
movements, and other political
figures charged with forming
«the alliance for the republic».
On the other side, Wefaq
association and other official
opposition associations tried

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their past during the last two
years to show the non actuality
of asking for overthrowing the
regime. They insisted as well on
the importance that the opposing
speech shall maintain a central
authority that works for reaching
an actual political settlement
that would lead to reforming the
regime and consider the regional
inputs and the interests of local
parties. In spite of both security
and political efforts, it can be
noted that the attractiveness of
the speech that raises suspicions
about the regime and its
preparedness to accept serious
political reforms increase within
the youth whose initiative was
the reason behind the movement
of Louloua (14 Feb).

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investments of the private sector bodies in face of opposition,
will remain weak due to lacking a the money available for other
sustainable political solution.»
purposes decrease such as
to satisfy its supporters or to
The matter that would raise
calm down the street through
concerns and worries by the
customary gifts for the political
authority the most is that the
and social elite, or through
political protests, through
providing work opportunities
more than two years, imposed
to the schools and university
upon it new investments and
graduates decrease, in addition
additional costs in both security
to expand the governmental
and military fields included
services for the citizens and
purchasing security equipments
improve their life conditions and
and devices, using experts
enable them to face inflation and
and advisors, in addition to
prices increase. The warnings
calling for hundreds of people
of this new situation started
from abroad to recruit them in
to take place during the long
the police and security forces
discussions about the budget,
and the national guard. In the
but it didn’t include an article
same context, it also included
to increase the employees
increasing the employees
salaries which was pledged
salaries especially foreigner
by governmental officials and
employees in these bodies and
eif El-Moezz and his
supportive political organizations
reimbursing remunerations
gold:
leaders. Neither the increase
fro them to encourage them to
in salaries, promised to be
The security solution failed,
stay and bear the dangers of
within 37%, was given to the
however the authority did not
facing the protests, In addition
50 thousand governmental
abandon it. The information
to the money required to «clear»
employees nor to the thirteen
conveyed by the networks of the
the reputation of the authority
thousand retired, however it was
defenders for the human rights
through tens of offices of public
decreased to 15%. all of which
indicates that the authority is
relations that do its activities in
were promises raised within the
still using violence in face of
the international media and the
context of the campaigns for
protests. The security devices
for a concerned with facing the
gathering loyalty. The situation
sought to limit the oppositions in
human rights activists. The costs
of these people will turn to
certain regions so that it won’t
of the security solution and its
be worst when the Bahraini
affect neither the daily life of the
details are not known, however
government carries out the IMF
remaining population nor the
it is certain that it participated
recommendations especially
market movement. But this is a
in making the public debts of
lifting the governmental subsidy
far reaching target that is hard to
Bahrain reach 11 billion and eight
from some main commodities.
be sustained in a small country
hundred million dollars, three
It is noteworthy that some
such as Bahrain in which the
billion of which are payable
luxury aspects in the lives of
area between the smallest of its
during this year.
senior individuals of the royal
village and the capital is only few
family is not a secret, as well as
kilometers. Despite the efforts
he Budget:
wasting the money on security
of the security separation in the
In spite of the financial
advisors and public relations
«opposition areas», however the
support provided by other GCC
firms in Western capitals one
effects of the security crisis reach
countries, Bahrain is facing
of its assigned projects was
the whole country. This was
serious financial crisis. With
undertaking by the Bahrain King
confirmed by the report of the
the continuation of the increase
two months ago to finance an
IMF team who visited Bahrain
of the costs due to the Bahrain
annual horses race in «Windsor»
in the beginning of last May,
authority using its security
Royal Gardens in Britain.
the report indicated that the

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The forgotten revolution in Bahrain
abandoned but survived

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Article

bdul-Hamid Siyam

Abdul-Hamid Siyam is a professor
at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
(CMES) at Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey. He is teaching courses on Arab
Media, Islam and Democracy.

to the mid-seventies which took
the shape of a peaceful uprising
after the 14th of February 2011,
affected by the oust of Tunisia
and Egypt tyrants.

Bahrain is the smallest Arab
country regarding its area. It is
composed mainly of 33 islands,
five of which are inhabited while
Freedom can not be divided,
peaceful and continued to be
the others are an exclusive
and supporting freedom
a revolution of demands; in
property for Khalifa Family.
and indignity anywhere,
addition that it gathered all the
The main job of the Bahraini
principally, requires supporting it Bahraini community classes at
everywhere. When the tyrants in the beginning before it turns into people was fishing for pearls
before the discovery of petrol
Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya a sectarian revolution based
in 1932, as exports daily rate
were challenged, we can never
upon a fatwa that was issued
of petrol now reached 200,000
get back and run away again.
to facilitate its suppression by
barrel/day. In spite of the small
We have to face all other tyrants the Gulf Forces. The sweeping
number of population and the
from east to west, starting with
protests during «Formula 1»
great returns of petroleum, the
Syria, not ending in Bahrain or
championship was a reminder
country still suffers a suffocating
Sudan.
to the whole world that the
population crisis, increase
Bahraini people, in spite of the
The question here that needs an
in poverty rates and a rapid
intended media blackout, didn’t
answer from any free journalist:
and suspected naturalization
give up his demands regarding
am I with the people in claiming
movement. Bahrain witnessed
liberty, dignity, equality, justice,
their rights, or with those regimes
equal opportunities and peaceful previously many consequential
of corruption, suppression and
uprisings during 1956, 1965,
transfer of power and to show
favoritism. Am I supporting
that the policy of taking attention 1994 and 1996; the security
such corrupt security systems
away of what is really happening solution was always the answer.
and the country in turning into
Demands were centralized
inside the country will only
a personal property for the
around expanding the popular
increase the determination and
president or the prince or the
participation, conducting
challenge of the strong people.
sultan and his servants, maids,
elections for a national council
investigators and adulators?
The Revolution of Demands in
that would hold supervisory
The question here is out of a
Bahrain: Bahrain could have
and legislative powers. When
principal and has nothing to do
become a unique model of
the change of 1999 took place,
with opposition or any relevant
freedom, justice, internal peace
after the death of Sheikh Essa,
matters.
and economic welfare if only
and his son Hamad ascended
the family regime tried a little
the throne, hopes of democratic
Based upon the above, we
to keep up with this revolution
reform appeared, especially
stood and are still standing
of demands which slogan was:
after the new prince launched
with the Pearl Revolution which
The people want a regime
«The National Act Document». It
we consider as a civilized
reform. let me here summarize
was not long until he released
revolution by all standards: it
in brief the march of this public
the political prisoners and
is a revolution that remained
demonstration that goes back
permitted the opposition abroad
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to return to work inside. He
process stopped.
allowed the liberty of opinion
The relationship between the
and journalism while people
opposition and the authority
prepared themselves for free and
witnessed a lot of tension in the
fair elections.
next ten years. The opposition
The opposition met with the
boycotted 2002 elections, then
prince «before becoming the
participated in 2006 elections,
king» on the 8th of November
however the demands remained
2001, when he confirmed to
the same, focusing on the public
them that «the constitution
participation, respect for human
shall remain and shall always
rights, giving greater powers to
be the reference, and that the
the elected parliament, equal
elected parliamentary council
opportunities.. etc.
owns supervisory and legislative
14th February 2011 Revolution:
powers, while the powers of the
The Bahraini youth was watching
appointed council are confined
what is going on in Tunisia
only to consultation». Within
and Egypt, and preparing to
these celebrations, the opposition
commemorate the approval
chose to vote for the «National
of the National Act Document
Act Document» that won with a
which takes place on the 14th
percentage of 98.4%. However,
of February through the Social
all the promises and the survey
Communication Website. But
result continued only for one
after Mubarak’s overthrow
year, when the regime declared
on the 11th of February, tens
« The Grant Constitution» on
of thousands of people were
the 14th of February 2002.
motivated to join the uprising
Then Bahrain turned from an
that headed towards Alloaloa
Emirate into a Kingdom, and
House in the center of Manama
the prince became a king, in
city the capital shouting
the meanwhile, great powers
«peaceful, peaceful», and raising
and authorities were given to
slogans that mainly focus on the
the appointed council and the
new-old demands: canceling
democratic transformation
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the constitution of grant 2002,
dissolution of both councils
«the parliament, and the Shura
councils» and constituting a
small and temporary council that
is composed of all classes and
leaders of the community to form
a new constitution, releasing all
political prisoners and opinion
prisoners and investigate the
cases of torturing as well as
calling the responsible officials to
account.
The demonstrations started on
13 February at night, and the
regime forces started shooting
live fire on the demonstrators
when Ali Meshima’a (21 years)
was killed at night and Fadel AlMatrouk (32 year) followed him
the next day during Meshima’s
funeral. The king tried to set
thins right, thus he appeared on
TV and apologized, in addition
to giving his people a promise
that an investigation committee
will be formed to question this
accident. However, emotions
continued excited, some started
to shout « the people want to
throw away the regime» .ten
the security forces started its
massive attacks on the 17th of

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February on Alloalloa House,
which led to more deaths.
However the demonstrations
kept peaceful in spite of many
deviations that might be
arranged, or even suspected,
such as raising Al-Qaeda flags
and Hezbo-Allah flags on the 3rd
of March. Then security were free
to break into houses and shops in
order to spread chaos and fear,
and to be able to justify their
fierce acts represented in the
entry of Der’a Al-Jazira forces
from KSA on the 15th of March
2011 and declaring emergency
case. Alloaloa house was broken
into the next day, and was
destroyed. Four young men were
killed then. After that human
rights violations continued as the
number of people killed reached
60 persons by the second
memory of the uprising.

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investigating human rights in
Afghanistan, and that was done.

absent totally from that scene, as
well as the United Nations.

The committee started its work
on the 29th of June 2011, and
submitted its report on the 23rd
of November 2011. the committee
has already documented many
serious violations of human
rights, such as willful killing,
torture, rape, undressing,
beating, laying off 4600
employees of their work, and
dismissing 427 students from
Bahrain university.

As for the American and British
stances, they were exchanged
between expressing reserved
indications about the necessity
to respect to human rights, and
complete absence. Even the
main news channels that used
to compete in getting te first
news in other fields, disregarded
the matters and shut down
its cameras when it was
related to Bahrain revolution.
Such absence doesn’t mean
disappearance or getting done
out of this situation, for the whole
world became sure during the
Formula one competitions in
the middle of last April that the
popular movement is still alive.

Sentences were issued against
900 persons because of their
situations and practicing the
right of free expression. The
report denied any relation ship
to the demands with Iran. The
committee asked in its report to
establish an independent and
neutral mechanism for calling
officials involved in the violations
Sherif Bassiouni report:
to account. Te king complied
Switzerland decided to present
publicly to carry out these
the file of human rights violations
recommendations, however
in Bahrain before the human
it remained theoretical. This
rights council if it was not for
led the international amnesty
the intervention of USA who
organization to confirm that
promised to exert its pressures
things didn’t get better at all in
on the Bahrain government
Bahrain.
to accept an international
reliable investigation committee.
The human rights council
However, the Bahrain
discussed the Bahrain file in
government challenged that
a regular review session in
and appointed a national
May 2012, when it issued 176
committee headed by Mr.
recommendations related to
Mahmoud Sheriff Basouni, the
the serious violations of human
international Egyptian expert
rights in Bahrain. This number of
in international humanitarian
recommendations is considered
law and the human rights
to be a record number for the
violations, as e played a vital role countries that violate the rights,
in documenting the violations
which are discussed in the
in Bosnia (1993), Afghanistan
council and recommendations
(2004-2006) to an extent that
are offered regarding violations.
really bothered USA. Thus it had
Getting out of the bottleneck:–
to do pressures on the former
The
Bahraini people were
secretary general Kofi Annan to
disappointed by many parties.
release him from the mission of
The Arab league was almost
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Finally, we would like to affirm
that the reasons behind the
revolutions ae still existing,
may be deeper than before.
We don’t expect the excitement
to blow down unless the main
essential demands are met
within launching tracks for
comprehensive national dialogue
to move from constitutional
kingdom that is far above power
and leaves the daily political
matters to a selected parliament
which the winning party in it
shall appoint the government,
which is held accountable and is
supervised within the system of
authorities segregation, political
multiplicity, mechanisms for
monitoring human rights and the
equal citizenship that deals wit
people according to the efficiency
and abilities not according to
their beliefs, complexion or
shapes. Only this way, nations
rise, otherwise, crisis increase
and aggravate and turn into
deep wounds that waits the first
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Journalist Naziha Saeed’s
torturer acquitted
The appeal court upheld on
Sunday, 23 June 2013, cleared
the female officer [Sara AlMoosa] accused of torturing the
Bahraini journalist Naziha Saeed
of all charges brought against
her. The public prosecutor has
accused the officer of «the use
of force with the victim to sign
false confessions, and caused
injuries described medical
report,» during her arrest in the
so called “National Safety Period”
also known as Martial law in
Bahrain on March 2011. The court
acquitted the officer of all charge
of torture, which Bahrain Center
for Human Rights says “confirms

that the policy
of impunity are
common in the
country”.
Reporters
Without
Borders and
Media Legal
Defence Initiative
condemned
yesterday’s decision
by a Manama appeal
court to uphold Police Lt.
Sarah Al-Moosa’s acquittal
on charges of torturing and
mistreating Nazeeha Saeed,
Bahrain correspondent for

France 24 and Radio Monte
Carlo Doualiya ■

183 Bahrainis arrested
during the month of June 2013
result of violence and the use of
excessive force by the Ministry of
Interior security forces aided by
mercenaries.
The regime forces raided,
during last month, 263 homes
mostly during the early hours of
dawn. Raids resulted in arrests,
theft of valuables and terrorising
children.

Recent statistics by Freedoms
and Human Rights department
in Al-Wefaq National Islamic
Society revealed that there were
183 arrests during the month of
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June alone, including 4 women
and 9 children from different
parts of Bahrain. Furthermore,
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On torture, 29 citizens gave
statements that they have been
brutally tortured at the hands
of regime forces as the culture
of impunity continues in courts.
As far as damages to private
property is concerned, citizens
reported 49 cases, including
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Al-Khalifa’s family history:
from Daylam to Bahrain

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Al-Jabouri

Al-Khalifa’s family that rules in Bahrain belongs to tribal gathering
called Utub, which includes number of clans and small houses, and
ruled by Sabah’s family, the princes of Kuwait now. The alliance
consisted of families of Khalifa, Jalahmah, Ali, and other small
clans. There is disagreement about the affiliation of tribal of Utub,
some people said they are from Anzah’s tribe, others said they are
from tribe of Beni Salim Ben Mansour, while others said they are
from tribe of Tagalb Qudhaa, but Dr. Abo Hakma sees that Utub
is a group of various pedigrees and their nomination didn’t refer
to someone, but taken from the trilateral verb» Utub « that means
several traveling from place to another (recent history of Kuwait- p
22& 23 - history of eastern sides of Al Jazeera p 73). The Utub was
living in Daylam’s port on the eastern bank of the Gulf, about 200
km at south of Abdan.
In other words, they were from
the Arabs who lived in province
of Khuzestan in Iran .The Utub
were in allied with another
clan called Khalifat, who also
was living in the same zone.
The Dutch Hauge document
(De Hah) which was a report
written by baron Knbheozn to
the chief of Dutch Eastern India
Company, includes geographical
description of Gulf coasts and its
population and dated in 1756 AD.
The document was stated that
«the John Janaabah (Gnawa
Gulf) is ended by the protruding
end of Beng and Bander of
Daylam in its backward side. It
is an Arabian colony belongs
to clan called Khalifa who
still keeping their religion and
traditions .They are poor people
living on marine navigation,
diving for pearl and fishing
«(sultanate of Harmuz 2/225).
The word «khalifa» was written
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in Ottoman document that would
be mentioned later, with long
letter T «khalifiat».
As Salout mentioned in his book
(the origin of Kuwait - p 116) that
the word has written in Turkish
formulation with elongation
of round T letter, i.e. Khalifat
and Khalifa are the same, so it
means that Utub and Khalifat
were two clans lived in Daylam
and were allied together against
alliance of Howla, which is
another tribal gathering consists
of seven or eight clans and lives
in King port near Gulf entry.
There was aggressive fighting
between the three clans on the
pearl diving areas near Bahrain.
Howlas were traveling to the
pearl diving areas near Bahrain
in Summer like others, and
staying there for four months in
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of gulf (Atwwaoich) to India,
where it sold in high prices, and
in contrast the traders bought
rice, other food and woods for
construction of ships and houses.
Howla were directly control the
marine navigation in Gulf. In the
summer of 1111 AH, Howla were in
their annual journey, searching
for pearl in Bahrain, and while
they were diving to search for
pearl, there was a group of ships
belong to Utub and Khalifat
near them which depend upon
catching pearl as a main source
of money earning. Suddenly
some Utub attacked ship belongs
to Howla, killed three sailors,
stole some money and run
away. So Holwa attacked Utub
and killed approximately 400
persons.
After this accident Utub and
Khalifat got anger and went
to Howla’s diving areas for
attacking their ships then went
to coasts of Bahrain Island
where they burnt farms and
villages and returned back
to their country, Daylam. this
accident has been mentioned
by Dr. Yossef El Bahraini , the
writer of succulent gardens
book, in his book under the title
of pearl of Bahrain p 442 and
by Dr. Muhammad sultan El
khasmi who said in his book
(statement of Kuwait p 13) in 1111
AH the battle took place between
Utub and Howla, as The Utub
had done destroying actions in
Bahrain without receiving but
without any punishment from
the ruler, so Sheikh Muhammad
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Sheikh of Islam, sent letter to
Huwla asking them to come and
end the Utub, then a group of
Utubs had already come and the
war had started.
The country was divided into
rich and poor people until
Allah overcame the Utub. In
the first year after that war the
Utub came back and tried to
control the city, but they failed
due to the public resistance of
Bahraini Muslim people. The
same thing has been occurred
in their second trial which took
place after spending a year
in collecting the support of all
Arabs; however they have failed
to occupy Bahrain. In the third
time they success to surround
the city due to their control over
the sea and the position of the
city as an island, until breaking
down the abilities of its people
and opened it by force. It was
a great and very difficult battle
due to a huge killing, stealing,
and bloody actions. So people,
especially the nobles’ ones
escaped to Qatif and other
countries. due to this security
chaos Shah Hussien El saffwi
had ordered to send a ground
force from Sheriz to punish Utub
in Daylam, so Utub and Khalifat
escaped from Daylam to Iraq
(the history of Arabian Utub
and Huwla p 155) and entered
to Shat El Arab and settle in
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zone called Mekhrak which far
from north of Faw about 15 km.
(studies in gulf history 1/100) the
ottoman document which its
date returned to 1701 AD, has
confirmed that the Utub and
Khalifat had gone to Mekhrak
and sent a deputation from
them to the Ottoman ruler of
Basraa asking him to permit
their settlement in Mekhrak.
The mentioned document was
a message from Ali Basha, the
ruler of basraa to the Ottoman
sultan telling him about the
descending of Utub in his
country.
This document was dated
in 2 Raghab 1113AH/ 1701 AD
and present in archives of the
Ottoman prime ministry in
Istanbul, in Elmohema folders,
folder No111 p 713 and this is the
following brief translation of
the document by prof. Zakhara
Khorshon, the professor of
political history in Murrmara
University and Tuba University.
(As we noted, there is a place
on Persia coasts called Bahrain
and also there are two clans
undergo to the ruling of Persia,
the clan of Utub and of Khalifat,
who follow El shafiaa and El
hanbali doctrine and live near
bander (port) Daylam. Also
there is bander called Kong
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As we noted, there is a place on
Persia coasts called Bahrain and
also there are two clans undergo
to the ruling of Persia , the clan
of Utub and of Khalifat , both
of them follow El shafiaa and El
hanbali doctrine and live near
Bandar (port) Daylam. Also there
is another Bandar called Kong
(king) consists of seven or eight
clans called Huwla, all of them
are Arabs and follow El shafiaa
doctrine. Temptation has been
occurred between the three clans
in Bahrain resulted in occurring
of enmity between them. Also
there was fight between them
in the sea resulted in killing
three persons treacherously.
For that reason the traders
and travelers become afraid of
coming to Basraa. Most of ships
that sail between the ports of
that area are the ships of that
three clans, and because of the
enmity between them, they shot
each other when met in the sea.
In some days the clan of Huwla
attacked the clan of Utub which
allied with clan of Khalifat in
Bahrain without warring, killed
400 person of Utub and stole
all their money. The surviving
people from Utub escaped to
their allied khalifat clan where
both of them agreed and said:
the countries of Persia become
no safer for us, so we shall go to
Basraa which follow to Ottoman
Empire. And they have already
come and entered Basra lands in
number of approximately 2000
houses and exist here now. Some
of their nobles came to me, your
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are Arabs and follow El shafiaa
doctrine. Clamor has been
occurred between the three
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ask for staying here.» we are the
Sunna and community people.
We left the country of Alravdaan
and came to the sultan of
Muslims to live in his country.

to banks of khor el sabiya that
situated south west of Om Kasr,
but they didn’t like the place
because of its narrow location
and also it was said that clans of
Daffer tended to attack them,
We sure that no one know
so they escaped to Kwout
the best for us than you», they
Bin Khalid or what called
said. I haven’t specify a place
castle of Bin Araar (Kuwait
for them yet and it is better to
now). (history of Kuwait
remain like that until we discuss
-Rashid P 36, Studies in
their situation and determine
Gulf :101, brevity in history
whatever they will permanently
of Basraa, Ehsaa, Naged,
stay in Basraa , at such time we
Hegaz - Araf Murdy El fath
shall specify place of living for
1/574) they went to Kuwait
them. They owned approximately
in 1125 AH/1713 AD, and
150 ships, each ship has two or
have settled there under the
three mortar and full of 30 or
protection of Bin Khalidi , the
40 gunmen (origin of Kuwait princes of Ehsaa especially
Salout p 121) the descending of
at era of prince Saadoun bin
Utub and khalifat who came
Mohammed Al Khaldi Araar.
from Daylam in Mekhrak
Many sources confirm that
confirmed the popular story
princes of Bin Khalid were
repeated by old people, which
indirectly supervising on the
told that the nomination of the
castle (Kuwait) and never
city is due to sinking of ship
forgiven any failure from Utub
belongs to Daylams near Faw
leading to loss of the castle
zone, so the city named on ship’s
(clan of Bin Khalid in Arabian
name. Utub and khalifat refer to
Jazeera: 164) then Bin Khalid
Daylam people.
began to lose their control on
Kuwait due to the conflict that
At that time Mekhrak was bare
arose between family members
ground with no agriculture in it,
on ruling after death of Saadoun
so Utubs couldn’t find another
source of living except the piracy in 1722 result in independence
of other sub clans from ruling
action on trading ships that
of Bin Khalid especially in their
come in and out Basraa, result
internal business. The conflict on
in increasing worry and upset
ruling wasn’t the only reason of
of the Ottoman government in
weakness of Bin Khalid ruling,
Basraa so they lunched military
but also increasing the power
campaign for expelling them
of Wahhab is in middle of Al
at the beginning of eighteen
Jazeera and its reflecting on
century. «The reason of their
authority areas of Bin Khalid,
leaving from Mekherak is that
so Utubs found that it was the
the Ottoman government had
best time for control Kuwait and
expelled them due to their
taking its ruling for them only,
pillage, stealing and road
stopping actions in these zones», but they haven’t achieved that
goal until 1752 (history of east
Rashid said (history of Kuwait Jazeera - Mustafa Abu khakima
Abd El Asis Rashid -p36). After
P 77).
this campaign Khaliafa’s family
and all people with them went
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After
taking Kuwait
ruling, Utubs divided financial
imports and management
affairs among them, as Sabah’s
family undertook the ruling
liabilities, Jalahmah undertook
the sea affairs, while Khalifa
family worked in trade. But
Khalifas family become upset
from living in Kuwait because
of their cosines, Sabah’s family
preempted the ruling and
Jalahmah prevent their access
to the sea so they left Kuwait in
1766 tending pearl sources and
its beneficial trade in Bahrain
(Jazeera of Arabs - Hafez
Wahba :99).
Some researchers referred to
presence of conflict between
Sabah’s family and Khalifas
family, due to Fesal , one of
Khalifas family ancestors had
married his daughter to Gaber
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on hope of choosing the next
ruler after him from Fasals
family, but instead of
that Abd Allah, the
youngest Sabah son
was chosen for
ruling so khalifas
family left Kuwait
toward the south
side whereas
Bahrain lies
(studies in Gulf
history :107) the
story of Sabah’s
family told that
the reason of
leaving Khalifas
family Kuwait is
their fair from clan
of Nassar El khabia.
(his highness digressSheik Abd Allah Salim
Sabah- that Nassers family,
the ruling clan of Bin Khab has
launched a war on Abd Allah
Sabah, and the fair of repeating
these attacks leaded to escape
of Khalifas family to Zubarah
in Qatar) , Dikson said ( Kuwait
and its neighbours :9). When
Khalifs family left Kuwait in 1766
through sea, as noted before,
they went toward Bahrain to
occupy it and didn’t go directly
to Zubarah in Qatar but the
population and ruling family of
Bahrain ( Mazkor’s family) stand
against them and prevented
their entry to the country, so
they went to Qatar and stayed
in Zubarah near the islands of
Bahrain, looking for control these
islands (studies in Gulf history
1/107,political history of Bahrain:
43, history of east Jazeera 95,
the clan and the country in
Bahrain 41).
But the attack and occupation
of Bahrain has occurred in
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family and their allied clans, this
attempt included all political,
sectarian and economic
purposes due to khalifas family
began to afraid of the Saudi
Wahabi expanding so their
moving to another safe place
became an argent matter
especially the Saudi didn’t have
marine fleet so the marine
borders of Bahrain could protect
Khalifas family from hazard of
Wahabbin. In this battle Khalifas
family used the doctrine element
in crowding the Sunni clans
and motivating them to share
in their attack on Bahrain as
all population of Bahrain are
Shiites. Khalifas family started
their attack on Bahrain and its
population after feeling of some
power due to killing of Karim
khan Zend, the ruler of Iran and
weakness of Mazkors family,
Sheiks of Abu Shar and Bahrain.
In the last period people of
zubarah and Quraan have
captured, pillaged Bahrain and
also assaulted on some ships
which were in entry of the riverShat Arabs and belong to Abu
Shar and Bandar Rick < Latoush,
the resident representative of
eastern India company in Basraa
mentioned in his message to
the manger of London company
in 4 November 1782 (history of
Eastern Jazeera: 236). But Abu
al-Qasim Abbas bin Almonche,
the national British agent in
Bahrain has mentioned in his
message to the British consul
in Gulf in1783 that the ruler
of Bahrain fought people of
Zubarah- Khalifas family and
their allied clans -because they
killed someone from Guoawis
Bahrain.(the political history
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Zend and its following conflict
events in Sheraz between Zaki
Khan - cousin of Karim Khanand Sadek Khan that ended by
killing Zaki Khan and control
of zaki Khan on Iran, Utub
realized from all these events
that Sheikh Nasser Bin Mazkour
Mazkour is weak especially after
they had known that Sheikh
Tankestan ( a territory which lies
on the south of Abu shaer and
its people speak a special Farsi
language called Tankeseria)
has occupied Bandar Abu Shar
which is a place of Sheikh Nasser.
As result of all these events a
group of Utub Arabs (khalifas
family) attacked Bahrain island,
assaulted on some ships belong
to Bandar Abu Shar and Bandar
Rick, forced men of Sheikh
Nasser Mazkour to withdraw
back to the castle, pillaged and
destroyed the town, then they
returned back to Zubarah with
Galobota (kind of huge ships)
from Galabit Abu shar which was
sent to Bahrain for receiving the
annual taxes.
Sheikh Nasser Mazkour got
anger of all these assaults so he
sent to khalifas family asking
them to return back all robbed
things but Khalifas family and
their allied clans refused to
do that. This negative reply
increase anger of Sheikh Nasser
Mazkour and he tended to
punish them, so he prepared a
campaign under the leadership
of Muhammad Bin Saadoun
Mazkour, the nephew of Sheikh
Nasser to attack Zubarah where
Utub - khalifas family and their
allied- lived. The campaign
included men from clan of Kaeb,
Bandar Rick, Sheikh Harmez
and Qasims. The navy has sailed
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has already surrounded Utub
in order to force them to accept
peace», Jalal Ansari said in his
explanation of the true reasons
of attacking Khalifas family
Bahrain. (History of Huwla and
Utub Arabs, p149).
Sheikh Nasser didn’t want
to fight Utub and enter into
Arabian-Arabian war, as his
navy consisted of two thousand
Arabians and he was able to
attack Zubarah by this great
force, but rather than that
he give an offer to Utub to
return robbed things without
fighting but they refused, so he
surrounded Zubarah in attempt
of forcing peace, but he failed
in persuading Utub to accept
peace, leading to descend of
surrounded forces to land for
assaulting the castle. After the
descending of Sheikh Mazkours
men, Utub attacked them with
great forces from Utub, Arabs of
Daffer and Clan of Muhammad
Baloshs family which were sent
from Basraa upon the order
of Ottoman governor. That
huge number was more than
what Mazkours family had
expected. The fight resulted
in killing of Muhammad Bin
Saadoun Mazkour, the leader of
campaign, and Sheikh Rashed
Qasimi, and then Utub in north,
Sabahs family, attacked Bahrain
from the sea, so the fighters had
to withdraw. (History of Huwla
and Utub Arabs, p150). Nabhani
reflects the reason of khalifian
attack and war on Bahrain says,
«Khalifas family had sent some of
their servants for buying trucks
of palm trees from Bahrain
where a fight between those
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began to use that accident in a
sectarian way in order to collect
the Qatari clans and other
clans of Naged that settled in
Qatar escaping from the Saudi
Wahabi creep. In the beginning
Khalifas family sent armed
group who entered Bahrain
without Warring and killed six
Bahraini persons then escape.»(
the masterpiece of Nabhani p
58), then the Bahraini people
and their ruler, Mazkours family,
replied on this blatant attack
result in occurring temptation
between both parties which
increased by Khalifas family in
favor of their own desires. They
kept fighting each other with
alternative success from 1777 till
1782, and then a large number of
Arabic clans allied with Bahraini
people to face the assaulted ones
from Khalifas family and their
followers.

shot Manama with mortars,
destroyed the castles and burned
the town. So the Bahraini fighters
had to return quickly to their
country for stopping the Kuwaiti
attack, but Khalifas family
did all their best in collecting
slave soldiers and using this
best chance correctly, attacked
Bahrain from its borders with
Qatar and put it under their
control.( studies in history of
Gulf:111).
However the ruling Mazkours
family failed to protect the
country, the Bahraini people
showed aggressive resistance
against the attack of Khailfas
family.

The inherited popular stories
confirmed that the coasts of
Bahrain have filled of blood
and dead bodies of its people
which consider an evidence of
their brave resistance against
As Mazkours family, the Sheikhs
Khalifas family. And it is seemed
of Bahrain and Abu shar,
that Bahrain didn’t fall quickly
Sheikhs of Bin Kaeb, Arabic
in the hands of khalifas family
clans of Huwla and Qassims,
due to continuous resistance
the Sheikhs of Ras El Kheima
of its population, and the
and Sharika allied together
attackers couldn’t have made
and attacked Zubarah to beat
a complete control over it for
khalifas family and their allied
a month or more due to the
ones. But Khalifas family ask
popular resistance, and of
for help from Utubs in north,
course it means the indeed
the Sabahs family in Kuwait
existence of popular resistance
and they have already sent six
and the refuse and disapproval
ships from Kuwait to Bahrain
situation of its people against the
full of slave soldiers, in addition
Khalifian occupation in Bahrain.
to the coming help of Ottoman
Upon these previous historical
governor which included of the
facts, the occupation of Bahrain
clan of Muhammads family
isn’t different than the Zionist
who are a branch from clans
occupation in Palestine. And
of Baloush for fighting to the
perhaps this similarity in politics
side of Khalifas family and who
of both states, the Hebrew state
allied with them. (Total virtues
against Palestinian people and
book for Rashed Bengali p 59).
Khalifas family state against
When people of Bahrain and
Bahraini people, is the best proof
their allied were fighting in
that both of them are occupied
Zubarah, the Kuwaiti navy came,
and assaulted.

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bahrain spring

Monthly Magazine

July 2013

BICI

IMPLEMENTATION
TRACKER

Article

Since November 2011 to July 2013

1715: VIOLATED
Establish an independent and impartial
national commission to implement BICI
recommendations.

1716: VIOLATED
Establish a national independent and
impartial mechanism to punish those
responsible for deaths, torture, and
mistreatment.

1717: VIOLATED
Turn the Ministry of Interior's office of the
Inspector General into an "ombudsman's
office".

1718: PARTIAL
Revoke NSA arrest power, create an office
of Inspector General in the NSA, adopt
legislation clarifying that Code of Criminal

PARTIAL

11.5%

Procedure applies during a State of

INACTION

23%

VIOLATED

42.5%

NO DETAILS

19.2%

N/A

3.8%

National Safety.

1719: VIOLATED

1722E: INACTION

Require Attorney General to investigate

1723A: VIOLATED

1724A: VIOLATED

torture and guarantee safety of those

Integrate personnel from all

Ensure that remaining

Relax censorship and allow

raising torture claims, and to use

communities in Bahrain into the

dismissed employees were not

opposition greater access to TV,

independent forensic experts.

security forces.

dismissed for exercising speech

radio, and print media.

or assembly rights.

1720: PARTIAL

1722F: NO DETAILS

1723B: VIOLATED

All convictions in National Safety Courts

Train prosecutors and members of

where fair trial procedures were not

judiciary to contribute to

Use all powers to ensure public

followed should be reviewed by ordinary

eradication of torture.

corporations treat dismissed

courts.

employees at least as well as

1722G: VIOLATED

1722A: VIOLATED

Audiovisual recordings of all

Conduct effective investigations of all

official interviews with detainees.

deaths attributed to security forces, and

dismissed civil servants.

1723C: PARTIAL

1724B: INACTION
Establish professional standard
and code of ethics for media.

1724C: NO DETAILS
Prevent incitement to violence,
hatred, and sectarianism in
public or private media.

Reinstate students not charged

all allegations of torture and similar

1722H: VIOLATED

mistreatment.

Review convictions and commute
sentences of those charged with

1722B: INACTION

offenses involving political

Establish an independent body to examine

expression.

all complains of torture, excessive use of
force, or other abuses by authorities.

1722I: N/A
Commute death sentences.

1722C: INACTION
Public order training for public security

with violence, adopt procedures
for reinstatement of legitimately
expelled students, adopt and
fairly apply clear disciplinary
standards against students.

1723D: INACTION
Rebuild some of the demolished
religious structures.

1725A: NO DETAILS
Develop educational programs
to promote tolerance, human
rights, and the rule of law.

1725B: INACTION
Develop a national
reconciliation program.

1722J: NO DETAILS

forces, NSA, and BDF.

Compensate families of the
deceased.

1722D: VIOLATED
Avoid incommunicado detention for more
than two to three days, all detention

Designed By

1722K: NO DETAILS
Compensate all victims of torture,

should be monitored by an independent
body, everyone arrested should be given a
copy of the arrest warrant

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ill-treatment, or prolonged
incommunicado detention.

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Bahrain Spring
Based on Bahrain Watch data. Government Inaction in implementing
the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry.
Source: http://bahrainwatch.org/bici/tracker.php

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